Example Sentences

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It adds a memorable entry to the American project of ennobling voices of the people—in this case, that of the heroine, Janie Crawford, a freethinking woman driven by what Hurston calls “that oldest human longing—self-revelation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

It was only through the work of journalism . . . that he began his long transformation into a proud liberal, outspoken feminist and freethinking agnostic.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

He read the works of Black authors and, influenced by his father’s freethinking, embraced his family’s commitment to social justice.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Alaska is a place apart, both physically and in the minds of its many freethinking residents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2023

Unlike Charles, she was not careful to put things back where she got them; the freethinking atmosphere at Maer had not inculcated order into her as the strict atmosphere at the Mount had into Charles.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman